When you read a good story you feel as though you know the people in the story. That is because authors use characterization to reveal the characters to the reader.
Hughes uses: ----physical traits - what she looks like ----actions- what she does----reactions- how she responds to other's actions
---dialogue - what she says
Read the paragraph on page 39. Find text evidence of the use of physical traits and actions to show what the woman is like.
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Mrs. Jones
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1. How does Hughes show the impact of the woman's actions on the boy? 2. On what details did you base your first impressions of each character? 3. How did your impressions change as you got to know the characters better? 4. What details influences changes?
Thank You Ma'am Characterization
When you read a good story you feel as though you know the people in the story. That is because authors use characterization to reveal the characters to the reader.
Hughes uses:
----physical traits - what she looks like
----actions- what she does----reactions- how she responds to other's actions
---dialogue - what she says
Read the paragraph on page 39. Find text evidence of the use of physical traits and actions to show what the woman is like.
2. On what details did you base your first impressions of each character?
3. How did your impressions change as you got to know the characters better?
4. What details influences changes?